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Instinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Recipe with Real Duck for Small Breed Dogs Dry Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of Instinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Recipe with Real Duck for Small Breed Dogs Dry Dog Food are Duck, Duck Meal, Chicken Meal, Peas, and Tapioca. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 28.0%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 36.5%, fat 16.0%, fiber 4.5%, moisture 9.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 28.0%
37%
16%
9%
28%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fiber
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 28.0% of this cup, below the kibble average. Protein comes in at 36.5%. One cup carries 447 kcal.
PROTEIN
36.5%
STARCH, DERIVED
28.0%
KCAL / CUP
447
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Instinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Recipe with Real Duck for Small Breed Dogs Dry Dog Food

Ingredient Wiki

FIRST 5 OF 30 COMPONENTS
Duck

Duck

The clean flesh of the duck, with or without skin, used fresh.
Duck Meal

Duck Meal

Duck that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal with most of the water removed.
Chicken Meal

Chicken Meal

Chicken that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal, with most of the water and fat removed.
Peas

Peas

The seed of the pea plant, used whole, split or dried as a carbohydrate and plant protein source.
Tapioca

Tapioca

A starch extracted from the root of the cassava plant.

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Calories
4,095 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
36.5%
Crude Fat (min.)
16.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
4.5%
Moisture (max.)
9.0%
Starch ratio (calculated)
28.0%

447 kcal per cup.

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Complete guaranteed
analysis

Every row printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Crude Protein (min.)
36.50 %
Crude Fat (min.)
16 %
Crude Fiber (max.)
4.50 %
Moisture (max.)
9 %
Calcium (min.)
1.40 %
Phosphorus (min.)
1.10 %
Zinc
120 mg/kg
Vitamin E (min.)
225 IU/kg
Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) (min.)*
120 mg/kg
Omega 3 Fatty Acids (min.)*
0.40 %
Omega 6 Fatty Acids (min.)*
2.50 %
Glucosamine (min.)
300 mg/kg
Chondroitin Sulfate (min.)
225 mg/kg
Bacillus coagulans (min.)
60,000,000 CFU/lb

*Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles.

Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first

SALT DIVIDER

Duck, Duck Meal (source of Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate), Chicken Meal, Peas, Tapioca, Herring Meal, Chicken Eggs, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid), Dried Tomato Pomace, Natural Flavor, Freeze-Dried Duck (including Freeze-Dried Ground Duck Bone), Freeze-Dried Turkey, Freeze-Dried Turkey Liver, Coconut Oil, Pumpkinseeds, Salt*The Salt Divider. Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so everything after this point is present in an even smaller amount., Potassium Chloride, Freeze-Dried Turkey Heart, Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide), Choline Chloride, Montmorillonite Clay, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate, Thiamine Mononitrate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Biotin), Carrots, Apples, Cranberries, Dried Kelp, Salmon Oil, Blueberries, Dried Bacillus coagulans Fermentation Product, Rosemary Extract

Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so everything after the divider is present in an even smaller amount.

NUTRITION, DRY MATTER
NUTRIENT AS FED DRY M. READING
PROTEIN 36.5% 40.1% HIGH
FAT 16.0% 17.6% n/a
FIBER 4.5% 4.9% n/a
CARB (EST.) 28.0% 30.8% TYPICAL
STARCH RATIO 28.0% KIBBLE AVG 38.0%
HOW MUCH TO FEED

Daily portion calculator

Weight
45 lb
Weight goal
OF THIS FOOD, PER DAY
2.4CUPS
    1,076 kcal263 g

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (447 kcal per cup). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.

    RECALL HISTORY // INSTINCT

    2 FDA Recalls On Record

    JUL 24, 2015
    SALMONELLA

    Instinct® Raw Chicken Formula for dogs Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.

    FEB 15, 2013
    PLASTIC PIECES

    Pet food Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.

    None in the last three years. Older events stay on the record. See the recall log

    SAME LINE

    Other Flavors

    Original Grain-Free 40.0% Original Grain-Free 41.1% Original Grain-Free 38.3% Original Grain-Free 40.6%

    Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.

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    One honest caveat. These figures are what a label will tell us: protein, starch, the top of the ingredient list, flagged additives and the brand’s recall record. They cannot tell you whether your dog will do well on this food. Allergies, gut sensitivity, age and health conditions all matter more than any of it, and none of them are printed on a bag. If your dog is thriving on a food whose figures read lower than this one, that is not a mistake, and we would not switch on our say-so.

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